Kent College

Kent College is an independent day and boarding school with a co-ed Nursery (from 3 years), Preparatory School for girls (5-11 years) and Senior School for girls (11-18 years).

The Preparatory School will become fully co-educational by 2027 as it undergoes a gradual transition commencing September 2020 with boys welcomed into the Nursery. The school’s boarding community come from countries across the world including Nigeria, Mexico, Spain, Hong Kong and China and represent 20% of the students. There are 500 students in the school, and the school is part of the Methodist Independent Schools Trust.

Kent College is located on 75 acres of beautiful countryside in Pembury, near Tunbridge Wells, Kent. All schools share the same site, facilities and specialist teaching staff. The school campus comprises of a Victorian manor house and purpose-built modern facilities, including the Preparatory School and Nursery, Library, Theatre, a Music School, Science Building, Sixth Form Centre and outstanding Sports facilities. There are outdoor learning spaces, Forest School and a confidence course. The boarders have 2 houses for junior and senior boarding.

Academic success and outstanding care from the very start of school life places Kent College in the top 20 schools in the UK for Value Added at GCSE. At A-Level the school is in the top 25%.

Kent College works closely with local schools and organisations, and in 2019 established the West Kent Independent State School Partnership, comprising of 9 local State, Independent and Academy secondary schools.

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Address Old Church Road, Tunbridge Wells
TN2 4AX

Essentials

Head Katrina Handford

Age range 3 - 18
Day / Boarding
- Day
- Full Boarding
- Weekly Boarding
- Flexi Boarding
Religious affiliation Methodist

Exams
14+ GCSE, IGCSE
16+ BTEC or NVQ, A Level, Extended Project Qualification (EPQ)

Fees (per term) September 2020 - July 2021
Prep/Junior School
- £3310 - £4985
- Boarding £8998
Senior School
- £7200
- Boarding £8998 - £11473
Sixth Form
- £7700
- Boarding £8998 - £11473
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Exams
- Exams
- 14+ GCSE, IGCSE
- 16+ BTEC or NVQ, A Level, Extended Project Qualification (EPQ)
Fees (per term)
- Fees (per term) September 2020 - July 2021
- Prep/Junior School
  - £3310 - £4985
  - Boarding £8998
- Senior School
  - £7200
  - Boarding £8998 - £11473
- Sixth Form
  - £7700
  - Boarding £8998 - £11473
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Bursaries & Scholarships

Scholarships

Kent College offers a range of Scholarship opportunities at Year 7, Year 9 and for Sixth Form, available for Academic, Sport and the Creative Arts – Art, Dance, Drama and Music.

Scholarship awards are 10% of net day fees, made to pupils demonstrating a particularly high standard of achievement or potential regardless of financial need. They will normally be held for the duration of a girl’s time at Kent College, subject to satisfactory performance and commitment.

Scholars at Kent College are allocated a dedicated staff supervisor with whom they meet regularly. Their supervisor helps them to balance the demands on their time, their expectations and those of their teachers and the wide range of commitments that many of our scholars have.

Bursaries

Bursary support may be awarded in addition to Scholarships to enhance fee reduction. Bursary funds are available if parents can demonstrate, through a means-testing procedure, that they would not otherwise be able to send their daughter to Kent College due to limited financial means.

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Scholarships & Bursaries offered